扛 (gong1 kong1 | gang1 kang2) : lift up with both hands; carry on shoulder

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扛

gong1 kong1

gang1 kang2

[粵] gong1 | [國] gang1
[1] lift, raise or hold up with both hands
[2] carry sth by two or more persons

[粵] kong1 | [國] kang2
[1] carry on the shoulder
[2] undertake independently

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 4

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

扛

This word has been viewed 2625 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 3rd Jun 2012 03:06 and last edited on 17th May 2013 06:22

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壓扛子 aat3 kong1 zi2 ya1 kang1 zi3 = death by pressing (form of execution)

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Decimal representation of this word: 扛
Unicode code for this character: U+625b (off-site link)

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